Written for Wea’ve Written Weekly.
Our PoW Benjamin asks us to write a
poem about dreaming of having more
time to ourselves …. but how do we
feel after the novelty wears off?
Tag: Irony
Destination Unknown
Our gracious host, Rochelle, is asking us to get
creative in 100 words or less using the photo
seen below. Welcome to Friday Fictioneers.
RDP Thursday: socks
Written for RDP, where Martha asks
us to get creative with the word “socks”.
Here’s a story from 2024; hope it tickles your toes!
Continue reading “RDP Thursday: socks”Blue Goddess
The Thursday Doors Writing Challenge 2026
is over, but I’m still writing the occasional story for
any image that catches my fancy … and hopefully yours!
Today’s story is inspired by an image by Resa @ Art Gowns.
Thanks to Dan Antion for making these images available.
Opening sentence is from Missy’s Mad Challenge.
The Busker
Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle.
Here are Brenda’s words for this week:
judge ~ tinker ~ bounce ~ loop ~ heaven ~ brutal
end ~ stream ~ string ~ track ~ welcome ~ drive
The Letter
Written for Sadje’s What Do You See
Continue reading “The Letter”High Flying
Laughing Along With A Limerick
The prompt word is “train”
The Tortoise and the Hornbill
Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
here are the prompt words:
shoulder, hide, care, join, share, pride
pleasure, steps, betrayed, friend, kind, missed
Just Like Heaven
Written for FOWC with Fandango.
with the prompt word “earthquake”
and for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge word ‘stop’.
Having Words
Written for Violet’s Literary Quote Challenge.
“It’s not what enters men’s mouth that is evil.
It’s what comes out of their mouths that is.”
Time Keeps on Slipping
At Great Minds Think Friday Challenge,
Sarah & Rohini ask ‘What would you do
with a magical stopwatch?’ It can be
sped up, slowed down, or even paused.
One caveat … it cannot be stopped.
It’s A Dog’s Life
Written for Melissa’s Fandango Flash Fiction
Challenge using the image for inspiration.
Here’s where the prompt took me.
Absurd Contradiction: Both Sides of the AI Coin
Written for Rena’s Xploration Challenge
where we consider the irony of AI. The
image seen below is our inspiration.
Here’s where the prompt took me.
Nothin’ On: A Limerick
Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick. The prompt word is
‘bills’. Here’s where the prompt took me.
The Last Ride
Written for “It’s Story Time” where Jolene
has given us four prompts to work with.
They are shown below; here’s where they took me.
Pinotage: A Thursday Inspiration
Written for Thursday Inspiration #327 –
“Love Is Like Oxygen”. Here’s my response.
Slippity Doo Dah!
Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick. The prompt word is
‘jelly’. Here’s where the prompt took me.
When Words Collide: Malone & the Saint
Happy to take part in the first Great Minds
Think Friday Challenge where Sarah and
Rohini present “When Words Collide!”.
This week we have two people from very
different worlds having a conversation.
The View
Our gracious host, Rochelle, is asking us to get
creative in 100 words or less using the photo
seen below. Welcome to Friday Fictioneers.
This is where the prompt took me.
Remember
Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle. Our host is
Brenda Warren; her words for this week are
shown below. Here’s where they took me.
kindle ~ risk ~ dig ~ until ~ differing ~ chill
spin ~ waning ~ ghost ~ softly ~ alone ~ know
Big City Blues
Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick. The prompt word is
‘road’. Here’s where the prompt took me.
The Stink Eye Heard ‘Round the Paddock
Written for Crimson’s Creative Challenge.
Here’s where Crispina’s image took me.
The Old Country
Written for Muse On Monday. David asks
us to write a story where a mistake ends up
being beneficial. Here’s where the prompt took me.
Attitude
Written for Melissa’s Fandango Flash Fiction
Challenge using the image for inspiration.
Here’s where the image took me.
Observations aka People Watching
Our gracious host, Rochelle, is asking us to get
creative in 100 words or less using the photo
seen below. Welcome to Friday Fictioneers.
This is where the prompt took me.
Last Laugh
Written for “It’s Story Time” where Jolene
has given us four prompts to work with.
They are shown below; here’s where they took me.
Backyard Chronicles
Our gracious host, Rochelle, is asking us to get
creative in 100 words or less using the photo
seen below. Welcome to Friday Fictioneers.
This is where the prompt took me.
Unseen
Written for Sadje’s What Do You See
and for Fandango’s Story Starter.
Here’s where the prompts took me.
Last Trip Home
Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle. Our host is
Brenda Warren; her prompt words for this week are
shown below. Here’s where the prompts took me.
lifetime, share, relax, connect, place, last,
class, awe, home, will, years, & trip
Shopping Day
Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In” –
exactly 100 words using the prompt words
shown below. Here’s where the prompts took me.
expire – squint – cult – lemon – grandpa
stampede – helicopter – market – pompom – woof
